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Experimental dosimetry in brachytherapy
WHY…?
“theory is an interpolation of experiment”
(J.H. Hubbell in: X-Ray Spectrom. 28(4), 215–223, 1999)
Experimental dosimetry is needed for:
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establishing source reference dose rate distributions
(for clinical TG43-based TP)
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commissioning and QA testing of TPS
(planned dose is accurate)
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dose verification in phantom or “in-vivo”
(planned dose is accurately delivered)